Alexandra Kazakovtseva and Maria Makhonina, MK-Interio, finished a house in St. Petersburg that is impressive in size - 1,700 sq. m - and design.

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Cozy, warm, enveloping - so the customer wanted to see her home. In this case, it was not about a compact cottage (with which the above-mentioned epithets are easily linked), but about a country mansion with an area of ​​1700 square meters. with tall, up to 8 meters, ceilings. Such a task required skill and experience from the architects of MK-Interio: large spaces have their own nuances.

Chandelier Patrizia Garganti.

“The customer is a creative person both by profession and mindset,” says Alexandra Kazakovtseva. “She led the project on an equal basis with us, invested in a huge volume a lot of parts that were dear to the heart — all in order to make the house comfortable for life. We discussed in detail each item and material. Moreover, tactile sensations were not less, and sometimes even more important than the external effect. Represented that people will feel, touching the railing of the stairs, touching the armrests of chairs. They fantasized about how the crystal table would shine in the sun, how the marble of the fireplace portal would reflect the flow of light from the window, and the glossy lacquer would set off the matte ... This interior is not to be seen. Things don't scream about their value. But every second, barely opening the front door, the person living here feels: "I'm at home."

Living room. Sofa in the ornamental upholstery and table: Opera Contemporari. Orange sofa Softhouse. Crystal table Reflex, base in the form of bamboo stalks.

Large areas allowed customers to translate what is not available in a city apartment, to realize all their dreams. For example, take a bedroom of 60 square meters, put a four-poster bed, as if you are on vacation all the time and fall asleep in a luxury hotel in the Maldives. Equip a gym, massage room, Turkish bath, winter garden. When they could not determine what the bathroom should be in the main bedroom (the husband and wife tastes didn’t coincide), they simply decided the question: they took and planned two bathrooms: romantic for women and brutal; “For this, you need a country house to allow yourself different moods,” the authors of the project are convinced.

Women's bathroom is made romantic, tender. “Initially there was a large round window. We created the same mirror in support. ” Furniture under the sink according to the sketches of "MK-Interio". Chandelier Karman.

Before the architects came to the site, two design teams started working on it. Neither one nor the other did not meet the expectations of customers who have wasted time, money and nerves. Alexandra Kazakovtseva and Maria Makhonina started the project from scratch.

Cabinet Toscanova couch. On the wall is the work "Flowering" by Sh. Spiecher, gallery Inner Voice. Casamilano upholstered Rubelli chair. Table Vittorio Grifoni. Chandelier De Majo.

“Such a sad story is not uncommon,” says Maria. - For the creation of interiors, high professionalism is needed, it is evaluated only on the realized objects. Finding an architect on the pages of authoritative publications is one of the ways to insure yourself against a wrong decision. ”

In the master bedroom recreated the atmosphere of the Maldivian resort. The canopy is not only an element of decor: it allows a room of 60 square meters. m become comfortable, commensurate with its inhabitants. Toscanova bed. Chest Marchetti. Armchair, coffee table Decora Italia. Chandelier De Majo. The painting “White Structures” by A. von Leper, gallery Inner Voice. The view from the living-dining room to the entrance hall. The stone is replaced in the living rooms with oak parquet, but along the perimeter there is a stone edging. Curbstone under the Casamilano watch. Kitchen furniture Castagna Кухня сделана изолированной, имеет зону для завтраков на острове, а также собственную обеденную зону. Kitchen furniture Castagna

The house has many beautiful chandeliers and almost no built-in light. “Decorative lamps are typical of traditional-style interiors (namely, this country house is kept in such a way): here you want to see even diffused light, rather than a point light.” In addition, chandeliers play the role of a dominant: they hold large rooms, emphasize the height, make the view strive upwards - provided that they are commensurate with the rooms.

Reflex table and chairs. Chandelier Patrizia Garganti was originally chosen for another room, but the hostess decided that her place in the living-dining room. Кухня сделана изолированной, имеет зону для завтраков на острове, а также собственную обеденную зону. Kitchen furniture Castagna Armchairs Decora Italia. Customers brought an exotic table from a trip. Women's bathroom. Couch Mis en Demeure. Chandelier Karman. The wall is decorated with mosaic Trend. Turkish sauna. Mosaic Trend. Men's bathroom is decorated with teak, like a bungalow on the ocean island. Furniture under the sink Milldue. On the wall is a print with a savanna landscape, shot by the owners during the trip. Fencing stairs on the sketches of "MK-Interio". Chandelier Patrizia Garganti.

Alexandra and Maria recall: in the creative family, the choice of painting and graphics was interesting, the collection was formed. “And the work, apparently, is not yet finished. Genres, eras and technology are the most diverse. There are several works of contemporary Swiss artist Stefan Spiecher. In the living room a large canvas - the original of the XVII century. The relief white work of Aija von Leper successfully fit into the bedroom.

Maria Makhonina and Alexandra Kazakovtseva, MK-Interio